2013 has been a superb year for South African cycling and last Friday saw another South African show that we have what it takes to perform on the world stage. This week on Cycle Talk SA:

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• Brad caught up with Louis Meintjes, who won silver at the 2013 UCI World Championships in the under 23 road race. Brad chatted to Louis about the race as well as how he got involved in cycling. Louis explained to Brad how exciting it is to be racing for Team MTN Qhubeka on the European circuit and what he believes the future holds.
  

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• Team Abantu’s Nolan Hoffman won the inaugural Go West Cycle Race on Saturday and with it a R40 000 purse. Brad managed to catch up with Nolan straight after his win to chat about the race, life and the state of South African cycling.
  

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• We chat about what novices, and in particular women, should know when they head out on the road for the first time with Mike Hewan from the Complete Cyclist. Mike also told us what to look out for when it comes to tyre wear to avoid punctures in the first place.
  

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